7 Aug
2003
7 Aug
'03
10:47 a.m.
The last post prompted a trip to the dictionary (Websters New Universal Unabridged
[1983]), where "myriad of ..." (any indefinitely large number) is indeed listed.
Looking at adjacent entries, I did pick up a new, related word, the metric prefix
"myria" (10,000) as in myriagram (10,000 grams), myrialiter (10,000 liters) and
myriameter (10,000 meters).
-----Original Message-----
From: steve [mailto:gkicomputers@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 9:22 AM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: OT: RE: Grammar, was RE: Work In KC Area?
--- Nick Steel <nick(a)tcns.co.uk> wrote:
As long as we're bitching, the hairs on the back
of
my neck stand up
(all too frequently, as it's currently in vogue)
when people try to be
erudite (but prove the reverse) by referring to: "A
myriad of...".
"A myriad of ..." is correct usage(although maybe not
preferred), myriad can be used as a noun, like " A
herd of cattle".